Combined flour bin and sifter



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COMBINED FLOUR BIN AND SIPTER.

No. 370,098. Paiented Sept. 20, 1887.

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FRED SIEB, OF NASHVILLE, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED FLOUR BIN AND SIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 370,093, datedSeptember 20, 1857.

Application filed March 12, 1887.

Serial No. 230,693. (No model.)

Be it known that 1, FRED SIEB, a citizen of the United States, residingat Nashville, in the county of \Vashington and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Flour Bins andSifters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in combined flour bins and sifters,and has for its objects, first, the provision of means whereby the saidbin and sifter may be secured to the wall without coming in directcontact therewith, so as to absorb moisture and render the flour dampand moldy, and also to secure it in such a manner that it may be easilydetached from the wall as often as desired without damaging the plasterthereof; further, the provision of means whereby the parts of the siftermay be easily separated to enable them to be more readily cleaned;further, to provide means whereby the flour in the bin may be preventedfrom collecting in lumps, thus rendering it difficult to sift; further,to provide a hood or cover for the lower part of the device containingthe pan into which the flour is sifted, to prevent dust and dirt fromcollecting on said parts when the sifter is not in use.

Myinvention consists in certain details of construction, hereinafterfully described, pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe device as seen when not in use. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of thesame as seen when in operative condition. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionon line 00 x of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar .view on line y y of Fig. 3.Fig. 5 is a rear view of the bin and rack, the latter being detachedfrom the wall to show manner of engaging bin thereto. Fig. 6 is a detailview of the sifter, showing the parts thereof detached.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters denote correspondingparts in all the figures, A designates the bin or receptacle for theflour, the sides of which converge toward the bottom; and Bis the hingedlid on the top of the said bin, having the staple O secured in the underside thereof, to which is suspended the breaker or agitator D,comprising the vertical bar (I, shortlateral arms (2 d at the lower endthereof, and the longer lateral arms, d (2 some distance above and atright angles to the arms (1. The upper sides of the said lateral arms dd are sharpened to an edge to prevent the flour from lodging thereon.

E is a flange formed around the outercdge of the lower end of the bin,adapted to receive the upper edge of the box E, which supports thesifter. e is a short detent or stud secured on the under side of theflange E at the back recess, e, formed in the rear side of the said box;and e is aswiveled button secured on the under side of the said flangeat the front of the sifter, and adapted, when swung around, to

sifter-box, to hold said box in the proper position within the saidflange. It will readily be seen that to disengage the sifter from thebin it is only necessary to turn the button 6" out of engagement withthe recess in the box, when the front end of said box will drop down andout of contact with the flange and allow the recess 6 to be disengagedfrom the stationary stud or detent c in rear of box.

F represents the sieve proper, situated within the box E, and having asemicircular wire-gauze bottom, F, and the lateral flange faround theupper edge,to rest on the upper edge of the box E, and thus hold thesieve in position in the box.

G is the rotating agitator, journaled in bearings gg, formed in theupper edges of opposite sides of the box E, g 9 being slots formed inthe upper edges of the sieve to align with the bearings in the box andallow the shaft G of the agitator to pass down into the said bearings gg. The arms of the said agitator G are adapted, when the said dasher isrotated, to strike against the lower end of the vertical agitator D andkeep it in constant motion. The said agitator G does not strike againstthe agitator D with force sufficient to impede its own motion, but justsufficient toslightly agitate the latter and prevent the flour frombecoming packed in the bin.

H represents a small drawer formed in the shape of a sooop,and havingthe lateral flanges h to slide in grooves h in the inside of the loweredges of the box E, said scoop being adapted to close the lower part ofthe said box enter a recess, 6 formed in the front side of the of thesifter, and projecting forwardly into a e stones under the sieve andreceive the droppings therefrom, and also to receive a small quantity offlour when it is not necessary or convenient to use a large pan.

Ais the back of the bin A, which is exedges of the shelf I, and the hoodis designed to extend up the under side of the flange E on the underside of the bin and rearwardly to the back board, A, thus completelyinclosing the space under the bin, including the sifter and theflour-pan thereunder. This hood is designed to protect thesaid sifterand pan from dust when the device is not in use, and when it is desiredto use the same the hood is withdrawn, inverted, and secured on theunder side of the shelf by re-engaging the groove Z with the edges ofthe said shelf, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. In this position the portionof the hood which is between the groovel and the lower edge of the sameforms a flange, L, around the shelf, to prevent the pan K from beingpushed or jarred off during the operation of sifting.

The means for securing the. bin and sifter to the wall is as follows:

M is a rack comprising the upper and lower transverse bars, M M', andthe parallel vertical bars at m, secured at the upper and lower ends,respectively, tov the ends of the bars M M on the outside thereof,(namely, away from the wall,) thus causing the said bars m to be heldsome distance out from the wall. Asmall recess, m, is formed in theupper side of the transverse bar M, (for a purpose hereinafterexplained,) and the said bars M M are secured by screws or otherequivalent means to the Wall.

N is a T-shaped stud or detent secured to the rear side of the bin, thelateral arms a n of which are adapted to engage in rear of the verticalbars m of the rack, (between said arms and the wall,) it being necessaryto turn the said bin into an inclined or horizontal position to insertthe said arms n n behind the bars.

0 is a vertical rib or web, alsosecured to the rear side of the binbeneath the detent N the said rib having a rearwardly and downwardlyextending stub or projection, O, toengage in the recess m in thetransverse bar M To detach the bin from the rack M, raise it slightly tolift the detent 0 out of the recess m, draw the lower end of the bin outslightly from the rack to prevent the said detent from re-engaging inthe recess, and pass the T- shaped detent N down to the lower end of therack, when, if the bin is inclined, said detent may be disengaged fromthe bars m. This feature is also of advantage in filling the bin withflour, as the said bin may be thereby lowered within easier reach of theperson using the device. Also, there is no chance of the bin becomingdetached accidentally and falling, as it is necessary (as has beendescribed) to first lift the bin slightly before it can be moved, andmust be inclined to a considerable extent before it can be entirelydetached.

It will be seen that the parts of the sifter are detachable, thusfacilitating to a great extent the cleaning thereof by enabling eachpart to be treated separately. Also, the means which I provide forattaching the sifter to the lower endv of the bin enables said sifter tobe more easily, quickly, and safely applied than with the meansheretofore provided for the purpose. Also, the breaker or agitator whichI provide for preventing the lumping of the flour in the bin is a greatimprovement, for the reason that, as the agitator is designed to veryslightly touch the lower end of the breaker when being turned, saidbreaker is kept in motion and effectually prevents the clogging of thesifter.

Further, my improved bin and sifter is an extremely neat, compact, anddurable article adapted to effectively accomplish the work for which itis designed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The flour bin A, combinedwith the breaker D, connected to the lid thereof, and comprising the bar01 and lateral arms projecting therefrom, and means to operate the saidbreaker, substantially as described.

2. The flour bin, A, combined with the breaker D, comprising thevertical bar d, having lateral arms d d, which are sharpened on theupper side, and means to operate the said breaker, substantially asdescribed.

3. Theflour-bin A, the sifter attached thereto, and an agitator therein,combined with the breaker D, suspended in the bin and adapted to be keptin motion by the operation of the said agitator, substantially asdescribed.

4. The flour-bin A, sifter attached thereto, and the agitator operatingtherein, combined with the breaker suspended loosely from the under sideof the lid of the said bin, removable therewith, and adapted to be keptin motion by the said agitator, substantially as specified.

5. The combination, with the bin A, of the sifter comprising the boxscreen F, and agitator G therein, and the drawer H, made in the shapeand adapted to serve as a scoop to fit in the lower side of the box,substantially as described.

6. The combination, with the bin A and the sifter having the box E,provided with a groove,.h', around the inside of the lower edge, of thescoop H, having flange it around the edges thereof to fit in the grooveh, said scoop being adapted-to act as a drawer, substantially asdescribed.

7. The combination, with the bin A and the shelf I under the lower endthereof, of the hood or cover L, having the groove Z around the innerlower edge to receive the edges of the shelf I, to support the said hoodin position, substantially as specified. I

8. The combination, with the bin A and the shelf I thereunder. of thehood L, having a groove, Z, around the inner lower edge, and theflange-L below the said groove, the hood being adapt ed to be invertedand secured with the edges of the shelf in the groove Z, in whichposition the flange L stands up above the edge of the shelf to preventarticles on the shelf from slipping from the same, substantially asspecified.

9. The combination, with the bin A and the shelf I under the lower endthereof. of the hood L, engaging at the lower edge with the said shelfand closing up around the lower end of the bin, the said hood beingadapted to be inverted and suspended from the under side of the shelf,the edge thereof in the said position serving as a flange around theshelf, substantially as specified.

10. The combination, with the bin having the detent N on the rear side,provided with lateral arms, and the depending lug or detent O, of therack having vertical parallel arms m m, adapted to pass between the rearside of the bin and the said lateral arms, and the transverse bar Mhaving the notch or socket m in the upper side to receive the detent orlug O, substantially as specified.

. 11. The rack M, comprising the vertical bars m m and transverse bars Mand M at the upper and lower ends, respectively, the said bar M having asocket, m, in the upper side. combined with the bin A, having the detentN on the rear side, provided with lateral arms n n to engage in rear ofthe vertical bars m, and the depending lug or detent O, secured to thesaid bin below the detent N, and adapted to engage in the socket m whenthe bin is raised near the upper end of the rack, substantially asspecified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED SIEB.

Witnesses:

WM. GRUHS, RUDOLPH SOHEURER.

